Paper-cup-dispensing device



July 10, 1923' J. SCHOEPE PAPER CUP DISPENS'ING DEVICE Filed April l.

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T all whom t 'may concern.' l

l Be it known that L-JosnPH Sonoma, a

citizen of Germany residing at New lYork,

in the county of ew Yorky and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Cup-Dispensing Devices, of which the .following is a specification.

This invention relates toy improvements in dispensing devices and particularly to apparatus for delivering drinking cups of fiat envelope, form from a stacked sup-ply.

The main object is to provide a device which will easily and instantly project a single cup at each operation.

Another purpose is to, p'rovide means for positively engaging the lowermost cup'inthe stack and prevent the extraction of more than a single cup at one operation.

A further aim is in the provision of means which may be adjusted to accommodate cups of any thickness without change-in the construction.

These objects are attainedvby the novel construction and combination of parts, simple and inexpensive, hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which l Figure l is a front elevationalview of a cup dispenser made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.l 4

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the same. j

Figure 4 isa fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2. l

The apparatus as shown consists of a rec-l tangular container having elongated fiat sides 10, a front wall 11 and 'rear wall 12 enclosing a space suited to receive the flat folded cups 13.

Said cups, as well known, resemble a small paper envelope, folded and pasted lengthwise on one side and having a tab 14 folded over the seamed side, also secured by pasteV or like adhesive. l

The rear wall 12 may be extended at the top to constitute a tab 15 having a perforation 16 thru which a screw or the like may be passed in fastening the apparatus to ai fixed Wall.A

The front wall 1l is secured by a hinge 17 to a stationary portion 18 and is provided having a thickened front portion 27, its bot- -flaps 14 in yposition to be engaged.

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with a lock-19 havinga spring catchengag" ing the cover or top 20'of the container.' f A bottom plate z21-"Vis' fixed betweenthe' side walls and formed with'itare side flanges 22, a similarfiange-23 beingat the rear.` 60

This bottom is held in position by bolts 24, j the same kpassing thru slots 25 in the side flanges, permitting verticalfadju'stment relative to the lower transverse edge ofthe fixed Vfront plate 18. A

The cups 13 restupon'the bottom plate f.

`21 in compact stacked relation, when entered by releasing the front member 11,'andlar'e held rmly down by meansof a weight 26 tom being concave, as at 28. Y

The cups are guided by -ribs 29 and 30, n' formed` respectively-in the front and rear walls 11 and 12, said 4ribs preventing catching of the edges ofthe cups and vassuringa 'smooth and uniformgdescent 'undery the weight,-I which, byxreason of its longitudinally curved bottom-28, has the eect of slightly bending the cups, presenting the Fixed to thelower sidejl of the plate 21 is a frame or guideplate 31 acting as a runway for a thin fiat plate 32 having a narj rowed front angular end 33, to thel front'.l face of which-is attached a pusher plate 34, j the same extending upward thru an opening 35 to engagethe edge of the vcupflap 14.

Fixed in the pusher 34v and `plate 33 is the end of a rod 36 Vheld inV place by the-nut 37, the other, rear'end of the lrod being flattened and pivotally connected by a bolt 38 midway in the length of'a lever 39, one endof thel lever being pivoted to clip `bracket40 .and `theother projected out thru a slotl 41 in the side wallk lOqinto position to lbe readily grasped by an operator.

This lever is held normallyv in a retracted position vby a tension spring 42, `connected at its e'ndsrespectively tothe lever and a clip 43, asbest shownin Figure 3.

In operation, the `container Vhaving been supplied with the flat cups thru the .door or wall 11, the latterv is closed and then held by the spring lock. Y i Upon moving the.y lever 39 forward, motion is conveyed to the pusher, which engaging `the iap of the lowermost cup pushes it'out- `ward from over the plate 21, under the edge of the fixed wall 18, where yit can easily be u reachedby hand.` c 1,10

Obviously due to the adjustment of the securing the flanges within the side Walls of 15 plate 21 di'lerentthioknesses of cups Can be the Container, a. hook adapted to Contact handled. with the folded edge ol the lowermost Cup,

Having thus described my invention, what vertical guides extending inwardly from the 5 I claim as new and desire to secure by Letrear wall or' the Container and from said 'front ters Patent, is plate, said guides making Contact with the 20 A dispensing apparatus for flat paper folded oups, means for pressing the cups cups having transversely folded edges near upon the surface of said bottom plate, a their front ends, said apparatus comprising lever pivoted on said plate to move in a 10 a container having a relatively low front horizontal plane, aspring for retraeting said wall, a spring locked front plate hinged to lever, and an operative connection between 25 said wall, a bottom plate having raised said lever and said hook. flanged side edges containing slots, means ln witness whereof I ailix my signature. passing through the slots for adjustably JOSEPH SCHOEPE. 

